![]() ![]() I've not seen Pocahontas so I can't comment on that. Another good one is Beauty and the Beast. I definitely recommend this movie to parents with young girls, as a good place to start talking about being a strong and intelligent woman. There's only so much I can enjoy of a barney video. The fact that the movie Mulan captivates me as an adult also helps. But she'll ask me to tell her the story in my own words, based on the video. My daughter has probably watch the movie only 3 times coz I limit TV and video a lot. My daughter loves the story because Mulan does a lot of "saving". Everybody be hating the way that you stealing the show Cause boy you be killing it just like little Terio You can get, anything you want And can’t nobody, telling you no. My challenge is the explain things in a way which is both accurate and yet understandable to a 4 year old. I must confess You looking fresh Yeah I’m impressed Go ‘head and flex. Even some politics - like why did the Hun king want the Emperor to bow to him and why the Emperor wouldn't bow to him but would bow to Mulan. ![]() We draw many discussion points from the story, such as why it is that women were not allowed to join the army, the value of trying hard and training and practising hard, what is discipline and why it is needed to succeed, using your brains and thinking of how to solve a problem, not just using brute strength, etc. Here is a heroine who is resourceful, uses her brains, saves the Captain and China. Fifth Harmony - Reflection (Traducción al Español) Lyrics: Mm-hmm / Sí / Debo confesar, te ves fresco (Tan fresco) / Sí, estoy impresionada, ve y presume (¡Presume ¡Subele) / Todos odian. So it is a great pleasure to be able to show my daughter a story of a strong and intelligent girl - Mu Lan and its great that Mu Lan and we are both ethnically Chinese. But it took me a while as adult to see how the subconscious message of helplessness in these fairy tales can reinforce the existing values of society and parents that girls are meant to be saved. I don't want to destroy her pleasure in these fairy tales, after all, I loved them too. ![]() I find myself treading a fine line between letting her enjoy the fairy tale and occasionally commenting on the fact that perhaps some of these princesses just don't do enough to help themselves and how they can help themselves a little bit more. Most of the time they are pretty passive and the worst one is sleeping beauty. We read lots of fairy tales etc and its very difficult to find a fairy tale where the princess is strong and resourceful. I have a 4.5 year old daughter who is going through the princess phase. ![]()
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